By fay.young on August 27, 2010
Grassroots at Redbraes two years ago, this year they have a stage
Is this the fringe of the Fringe, or the fringe of the fringe of the Fringe? As the big circus moves out of town this weekend there’s an eruption of music, poetry, fancy dress and food (in no particular order) in streets [...]
Posted in Community art dance theatre and music | Tagged Found the band, Redbraes, Retreat Festival
By fay.young on August 24, 2010
Spotted in The Poetry Garden last year: Gordon is the one in the stripey jumper.
Perhaps guerilla isn’t quite the right word. But the ‘geopoetic’ poet Gordon Peters might just encourage his audience to explore the possibilities of guerilla gardening during his Allotted Span at the Botanics tomorrow (2.30pm Wednesday 25th August). As Gordon explains in [...]
Posted in Poet's corner
By fay.young on August 24, 2010
Just one of hundreds of images of the Pakistan floods, the YouTube series by Islamic Relief
An email arrives confirming our donation. The World Kitchen in Leith evening at Out of the Blue raised a total of £288 towards the Pakistan Flood Relief Appeal. It seems a very small contribution towards relieving some of the suffering [...]
Posted in Leith Open Space Events, World Kitchen in Leith
By fay.young on August 17, 2010
Wanted: someone who enjoys community work and would like to play a crucial role in supporting people of African heritage.
Posted in africa centre
By fay.young on August 11, 2010
When we escaped from the heat of the kitchen this is what we saw from the “minstrels’ gallery”overlooking the fantastic space of the Out of the Blue Drill Hall Arts Cafe transformed for the World Kitchen in Leith. The music mixed by our minstrels, RadioMagnetic, is Quantic – Mishaps Happening (Tru Thoughts) and [...]
Posted in World Kitchen cookery films, World Kitchen in Leith
By fay.young on August 11, 2010
Alice and Mridu in the kitchen, lots more pictures by George Lamb and Euan Wheatley on Flickr
Altogether it was a great experience. But the night before the event we emerged from the kitchen slightly terrified. When it comes down to it, The World Kitchen in Leith is just a bunch of amateur cooks [...]
Posted in Leith Open Space Events, World Kitchen in Leith
By fay.young on August 6, 2010
World Kitchen in Leith was a really memorable experience for the team and from the kind feedback (so to speak) our guests had a good night too. Coming soon more food stories and some of those recipes from last night’s menus. But first we still have a bit of clearing up to do.
Posted in World Kitchen in Leith
By fay.young on July 28, 2010
Thanks to Helen we have a plan. A table plan, that is, for the World Kitchen in Leith event at Out of the Blue next week (see last post). More to the point we also have a menu which makes us hungry just to think of it – with food you won’t usually find in [...]
Posted in World Kitchen in Leith
